mathematics

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“We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics while simultaneously teaching the material students need for sciences, engineering, economics, and other quantitatively demanding fields,” the faculty wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics while simultaneously teaching the material students need for sciences, engineering, economics, and other quantitatively demanding fields,” they warned.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

The mathematics also requires the strings to exist in at least 10 dimensions rather than the four dimensions humans experience.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Yet this substanceless number threatens to undermine the simplest operations in mathematics, like multiplication and division.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife